Kuwait: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 41.25% from 12.92 in 1971 (1.2% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.81 in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.91 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2015 ranking

• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3rd of 7: 14.24
• Suriname — 4th of 7: 11.98
• Dominica — 5th of 7: 10.69
• Bermuda — 7th of 7: 6.33

What this measures

Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 33.5 (2018)
• Bahrain — 10.24 (2018)
• Djibouti — 26.83 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15.16 (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19.01 (2017)
• Jordan — 12.26 (2018)
• Lebanon — 7.67 (2016)
• Malta — 7.11 (2017)
• Morocco — 19.42 (2018)
• Oman — 10.22 (2018)
• Pakistan — 20.4 (2018)

More education data for Kuwait

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.15 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils — 265,113 (2021)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 82.36% (2021)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 88.67% (2021)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 77.02% (2021)
• Primary education, teachers — 32,782 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?

7.59 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 41.25% from 12.92 in 1971 (1.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 13.03 in 1984 and the lowest 7.59 in 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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